Hanger bracket



Jan. 5, 1937. J. RITTER, JR 2,066,646

HANGER BRACKET Filed June 24, 1935 ATTORNEY.

Patented Jan. 5, 1937 PATENT OFFICE HANGER BRACKET Julius Ritter, Jr.,Racine, Wis., assignor to Hartmann Trunk Company, Racine, Wis., acorporation of Wisconsin Application June 24, 1935, Serial No. 28,105

3 Claims.

The present invention relates in general to improvements in hangerbrackets, particularly adapted for wardrobe containers, suitcases, handluggage, and the like.

A general object of the invention is to provide a hanger bracketapplicable to hanger-equipped wardrobe housings of all types, whichbracket is very eflicient and compact and provides for the independentreleasable mounting of several hangers.

Heretofore, when several garment carrying hangers have been mounted in agarment confining housing, the hangers have been so mounted that ifaccess to an inner hanger and garment thereon was desired, such hangerand garment could not be reached and removed without removing thehangers more outwardly thereof with the consequent disarrangenrent ofthe garments on the other hangers.

It is therefore, a primary object of the present invention to overcomethe above objection by providing a plural hanger engaging bracket whichpermits of individual pivotal movements of the engaged hangers and alsopermits ready disengagement and removal of any selected hanger withoutdisturbing the other hangers and garments thereon.

A specic object of the invention is to provide a plural hanger engagingbracket constructed so that all of the hangers accommodated thereby maybe releasably locked in the bracket in a manner so as to permit swingingmovement of the hangers, but preventing u ndesired removal or detachmentof` any of the hangers relative to the bracket.

Another specic object of the invention is the provision of a hangerbracket constructed sothat a hanger can only be removed from the bracketwhen it is disposed in the normal position, detachment and removal of ahanger being impossible when the hanger is in a tilted or outwardlyswung position.

These and other objects and advantages will be apparent from thefollowing detailed description.

A clear conception of an embodiment of the invention, wherein the sameis applied to a section of a wardrobe suitcase, may be had by referringto the drawing accompanying and forming a part of this specication, inwhich like reference characters designate the same or similar parts inthe various views:

Fig. 1 is a Vertical transverse sectional view through a closed Wardrobesuitcase equipped with the improved hanger bracket;

(Cl. S12- 185) Fig. 2 is an enlarged, fragmentary sectional View througha section of the case and showing the bracket and attached hangers inside elevation, said view being taken on line 2 2 of Fig. 3;

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary top view of the showing in Fig. 2 with a portionof the bracket broken away and in section;

n Fig. 4 is a vertical sectional View taken on line 4--4 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 5 is a similar view only showing the locking lever in open positionand the hangers raised for disengagement;

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary, detail, sectional View showing a hanger engagedwith the bracket and should be understood that it is not intended to`thereby limit the scope of the invention since some of the novelfeatures are obviously generally applicable.

Referring to the drawing, it will appear that the suitcase, with whichthe hanger bracket is'` associated by way of illustration, comprises amain section I0, and a cover or wardrobe section II swingably connectedto the main section by means of hinges. 'Ihe sections are releasablyheld to.-

` gether in closed position by means of suitable` latches I2, and ahandle I3 is secured externally to one of said sections for conveniencein carrying the suitcase. When packed, the main section I0 is adapted tocontain garments, apparel, and

traveling paraphernalia of various types, while:

the section II is adapted to have elongated apparel such as suits,coats, and the like, entirely foldably confined therewithin.

The invention contemplates the provision, in

the section II, of a hanger bracket I4 for swing.V

ably and independently removably mounting one or more hangers I5 withinsaid section for cooperation with one or more swingable garment foldingframes I6, also pivotally mounted within said case section or housing.Garments draped from' the hangers I5 are adapted to be extended andfolded over the transverse end bars of the fram'es IB, in the mannershown in Fig. 1.

The hanger bracket I4 is secured against an inner surface of a wall ofthe case section I I, intermediate the ends of said wall and extendingin the direction of the transverse dimension of said wall. Said bracketis formed with a lower or inner, outwardly curved engaging portion I1with a plane reduced throat leading thereto.

2l There is also on the bracket an upper or outery curved engagingportion I1 with a plane reduced throat I8 leading thereto. A lockinglever I9 has its inner end pivotally connected to a lower or innerportion of the bracket and said lever is adapted to be manually swunginto and out of restrictive position against side portions of saidthroats I8 and I8.

The `garment hangers I5 are adapted to be releasably, pivotally engagedby the portions' I1 and I1 of said bracket. For this purpose the medialportion of each hanger carries a projecting plate 2D formed with arectangular opening 2l therein, the opening being of slightly greaterlength than the width of a portion II or I1 of the bracket. The outerend portion of a plateA 20 is flanged. at right angles, as at 22, andthere is a reduced slot 23 through said flanged portion to the openingV2 I.

whereby the flanges have opposite inwardly directed shoulders 24 inanother plane. Said slot 23 is of a length slightly greater than thewidth of a throat I8 or I8. Each hanger may also carry a pivotallymounted hook 25, a hook being susceptible of being turned from theposition shown to an opposite projecting position, permitting, uponremoval of a hanger from the bracket and case, its being hung in acloset or wardrobe in the usual manner for clothes supporting purposes.

In engaging the lower or inner hanger I5 with the bracket I4, the hangeris positioned flatly with respect to the case section, or at rightangles to the plane of the bracket, and the locking lever I9 of thebracket is moved to open position. The reduced slot 23 of the hangerengages the throat I8, and then the hanger is moved downwardly orinwardly until the bracket engaging portion II rides in the opening 2|of the hanger plate 20. The shoulders 24 then engage the inner surfaceof said portion II and prevent actual disengagement of the hangers andbracket, but the hanger is free to swing or pivot on the curved surfaceof said portion I1. The other hanger I5 may be engaged with the otherengaging portion I1 of the bracket in the-same manner. When the lockinglever I9 is ymoved to locking position against sides of the throats I8and I8', it prevents movement of the hangers onto the throats andthereby locks the hangers to the bracket in operative positions andagainst undesired removal and dislodgment.

The hangers may, however, be individually swung from flat positions,through ninety degree angles, to outwardly or upwardly projectingpositions. It should be noted, however, that when a hanger is swung tothe latter position, even though the locking lever be in open position,such hanger can not be disengaged from the bracket. This result isaccomplished by the hanger kplate flanges and shoulders 23 and 24 whichthen present surfaces to prevent withdrawal through the reduced entranceto the particular curved engaging portion of the bracket, as best shownin Figs. 6 and 7.

Obviouly, when either hanger is turned down to normal position, and thelocking lever is in open position, such hanger may be removed from itsengaging portion of the bracket, by an operation which is the reverse ofthat described in connection with the attachment of a hanger. Theposition of hangers in being removed is illustrated in Fig. 5.

The arrangement whereby a hanger cannot be disengaged when it is inswung-out position is of considerable advantage. Assuming that it isdesired to remove the inner hanger and garments thereon from the housingand that the outer hanger also carries garments; in this event it may bedesirable to swing the outer hanger to the position of Fig. 7, whereuponcomplete access may be had to the inner hanger, and it may be removed.However, during this operation the outer hanger -cannot become dislodgedfrom its mounting. It

shouldalso beunderstood that it is possible to freely remove eachhangeror both of the hangers when the same are in the position of Fig. 2. Withthe improved bracket both hangers, as mounted, are maintainedindependently in separated positions.

It should be understood that it is not desired to limit the invention tothe exact details of constructiony herein shown and described, forvarious modifications within the scope of the claims may occur topersons skilled in the art.

What is claimed as the invention is:

l, In a housing, a bracket secured to a Wall thereof, said brackethaving a looped portion with a relatively wide wall and a reduced wallextending thereto, and a hanger detachably cooperable with the loopedportion of said bracket, said hanger being formed with slotted openingsto receive both of said portions of the bracket, and having a flange toprevent removal of the hanger from the looped portion of the bracketwhen the hanger is turnedthrough a certain angle.

2. In a housing, a bracket secured to a wall thereof, said brackethaving a pair of spacedapart looped portions with relatively wide wallsand reduced walls extending to each looped portion, and a pair ofgarment hangers, each being independently cooperable with one of thelooped portions of the bracket, each hanger being formed with a slottedopening to receive the wall portion of a loop, and having a flange toprevent removal of said hanger from the loop when the hanger is turnedthrough a certain angle.

3. In avhousing, a bracket secured to a Wall thereof, said lbrackethaving a pair of spacedapart looped portions with relatively wide wallsand reduced walls extending'to each looped portion, a pair of garmenthangers, each being independently cooperable with one of the loopedportions of the bracket, each hanger being formed with aslotted openingto receive the wall portion of a loop, and having a flange to preventremoval of said hanger from the loop when the hanger is turned through-acertain angle, and a 'pivotal locking lever movable into a position tosimultaneously lock both of the hangers within both of the loopedportions of the bracket.

JULIUS RITTER, JR.

